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This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s English Championship news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Galloping Reeves races in to steal it for Gloucester

8 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH Gloucester ……………………32pts Tries: Hillmann-Cooper 7, Hearle 14, Clement 34, 58; Reeves 79 Conversions: Hastings 14, Barton 58 Penalties: Barton 56 Coventry ………………………. […]

16-try Bristol go on a spree to demolish Cambridge

8 October 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bristol …………….98pts Tries: Thacker 4, 19, 35, Lane 10, 47, Bradbury 12, Caulfied 15, Thomas 24, 51, 60, 72, Harding 41, Marmion […]

This is no way to run a pro sport – Halliday

1 October 2023 1 comment

By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday says the decision of Jersey Reds to go into administration, while criticising the RFU leadership for a lack of support, […]

Despair and anger as Jersey collapse

1 October 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Players and staff at Jersey Reds have reacted with despair and anger at the news that the Championship club has ceased training […]

Rae: RFU’s funding approach ‘criminal’

1 October 2023 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Alex Rae has labelled the RFU’s funding approach to the Championship as “criminal” after seeing his former club Jersey Reds cease trading. […]

Knights host county forum

1 October 2023 0 comments

Doncaster Knights hosted a conference at the end of last week to which they invited every club to discuss the future of the sport in […]

Move to Reds not great for Eastmond

1 October 2023 0 comments

Kyle Eastmond, above, six weeks into his first coaching gig at Jersey Reds when the club folded last week, turned down the chance of returning […]

Nottingham cash in on Coventry mistakes

1 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Coventry………..33pts Tries: Anstey 13, Nkwocha 20, Mitchell 26, Kvesic 46, Martin 59 Conversions: Mitchell 14, 21, 27, 47 Nottingham……33pts Tries: Stronge 23, […]

Bears pacy attack proves too much for Knights

1 October 2023 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ………41pts Tries: Davey 13, 80; Holden 25, Doughty 40, Davidson 45, Ehizode 58 Conversions: Olver 13, 40, 45, 80 Penalties: Olver […]

Barton in control as Gloucester find groove

1 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury…………14pts Tries: Denty 1 Penalties: Bazalgette 56, 58 Drop Goals: Bazalgette 31 Gloucester …….40pts Tries: Blake 21, 37; Jones 53, Clement 66, […]

Sanderson happy to see Sharks turn screw

1 October 2023 0 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy……………….. 7pts Connor Wilkinson 45 Conversions: Barker 45 Sale ………………. 24pts Tries: JL Du Preez 5, 35; Dugdale 43, Birch 80 Conversions: […]

Ealing prove too much for Cambridge to handle

1 October 2023 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……. 17pts Tries: Hanks 23, Veness 47 Conversions: James 24, 48 Penalty: James 36 E Trailfinders ..52pts Tries: Davidson 15, 42; […]

Vintcent looking good for Exeter

1 October 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ……………………..47pts Tries: Vintcent 16, 42, 56; Relton 24, Armstrong 40, Snow 72, Burrows 78 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 18, 25, 40, 42, 73, […]

Jersey Reds cease trading as liquidation looms

28 September 2023 0 comments

Jersey Reds have become the fourth club ranked in England‘s top 20 at the start of last season to fold since then as they confirmed […]

Ryan’s ready to help US get back on track for 2031

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Paddy Ryan’s career has taken off in a big way in the last few months and the Coventry and US Eagles player […]

Bath run rings around Scottish

24 September 2023 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Bath …………………………47pts Tries: Annett 8, Hennessey 20, Cloete 35, Lee-Warner 66, Penalty 69, de Glanville 74, 76 Conversions: Francis 9, 36, 66, […]

Pirates put on a show to demolish Cambridge

24 September 2023 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……. 17pts Tries: Hema 4, Caven 14, Dawson 76 Conversion: James 5 Cornish Pir …… 64pts Tries: Moyle 3, Dugmore 10, […]

Exeter’s ‘golden 20 minutes’ leaves Jersey struggling

24 September 2023 0 comments

By TOM INNES Jersey ………… 22pts Tries: Van Breda 2, Sullivan 41, McHenry 73 Conversions: Bennett 2, Barton 73 Penalties: Bennett 12 Exeter …………. 43pts Tries: […]

Saracens break their Cup duck with dominant display

24 September 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE MCATEER Saracens ……….73pts Tries: Lewington 7, Segun 12, Knight 28, 52; Van Zyl 33, 47, Penalty 40, Woolstencroft 41, Stonham 57, Hartley 60, […]

Ealing hang on to deny Doncaster in day of drama

24 September 2023 0 comments

By ALEX REED Ealing……………. 34pts Tries: Holmes 17, Bird-Tulloch 27, O’Brien 34, Cornish 49, Smid 68 Conversions: Shingler 18, 35, 50 Penalties: Shingler 77 Doncaster………32pts […]

Mitchell hits high notes to keep Cov on front foot

24 September 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury Uni …. 19pts Tries: Short 63, Penalty 73, Crane 79 Conversions: Chamberlain 64 Coventry ………..35pts Tries: Titherington 6, Mitchell 25, Ryan […]

Battling Bedford come out on the right side after Caldy dogfight

24 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID ROBINSON Bedford ………….32pts Tries: Adamson 28, King 33, Conway 43, Venter 53 Conversions: Maisey 29, 44, 54 Penalties: Maisey 40, 73 Caldy …………….. […]

Uzokwe keen for Ealing to return to the top

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ealing were pipped to the Championship title last season by Jersey and Simon Uzokwe is desperate to regain the crown and keep […]

Jersey stun Bath with famous win

17 September 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Bath ………………………… 10pts Tries: Harris 20, Muir 36 Jersey Reds ………………………… 34pts Tries: Scott 27, McHenry 50, Holgate 54, Hadfield 63, 71; […]

Brilliant Radwan to the rescue for Falcons

17 September 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW HASTINGS Newcastle……..26pts Tries: Fletcher 9, Kerr 29, De Chaves 65, Radwan 72 Conversions: Thomas 10, Johnson 66, 73 Bedford B ………. 16pts Tries: […]

Hayler calls the shots as Hartpury take charge

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH Nottingham…… 17pts Tries: Wright 7, Clayton 69, 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 78 Hartpury Uni …. 21pts Tries: Hayler 4, Morgan 29 Conversions: Bazalgette […]

Vintcent holds the key for Chiefs to overcome Pirates

17 September 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ……………….38pts Tries: Wyatt 11, 64, Vintcent 15, 55, Hammersley 43, Hodge 73 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 13, 44, 55, Skinner 65 Cornish […]

Caldy power is too much for battling Ampthill

17 September 2023 0 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………26pts Tries: Aigbokhae 13, Gallagher 40, 47 Hearn 80 Conversions: Rogers 13, Kilcourse 40, Hayes 80 Ampthill …………22pts Tries: Strong, 7 […]

Doncaster snatch it in the last moments

17 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ………22pts Tries: Waghorn 16, Lloyd-Seed 22, Waghorn 42, Brown 53 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 17 Doncaster K …. 24pts Tries: Edwards 7, […]

Coventry go so close to Quins shock

17 September 2023 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins ………………….21pts Tries: Jibulu 3, Slevin 52, Jurevicius 78 Conversions: Slevin 5, 53, 79 Coventry ……………………..21pts Tries: Rigg 6, 43, Hutler 31 […]

Cambridge give it their best shot but there’s no stopping Saints

17 September 2023 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON Northampton…55pts Tries: Seabrook 4 Pollock 8, 59 Thame 31, 33, McParland 37, Glister 47, Hendy 53 Conversions: Grayson 5, 9, 34, 38, […]

Coventry boss Rae reacts to landmark Saracens win

12 September 2023 0 comments

By Paul Smith In the week after Coventry Rugby pulled off a landmark 28-14 win over English champions Saracens the scale of the club’s achievement […]

Dolly calls the shots as Knights take over

10 September 2023 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Doncaster………38pts Tries: Simpson 8, Holden 38, 73; Tait 40, Cant 44, 48 Conversions: Dolly 38, 40, 48 Holden 74 Cambridge ……. 11pts […]

Hassell-Collins has flying start

10 September 2023 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester …………………..50pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 2, Whiteley 35, Ilione 46, 71; van Wyk 48, Atkinson 58, Cokanasiga 73, Shillcock 75 Conversions: Shillcock 2, […]

Cleaves on song as Quins run riot

10 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ………………….54pts Tries: Cleaves 2, 36, 38; Trenholm 7, 12; Bradley 17, Slevin 63, Zheng 80 Conversions: Slevin 3, 8, 13, 19, […]

Falcons take time to get their show on the road

10 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ………… 17pts Tries: Skelcey 10, Bacon 72 Conversions: Parks 11, 73 Penalties: Parks 42 Newcastle……..40pts Tries: Stevenson 21, Lockwood 30, Stephens […]

Gloucester too strong for battling Nottingham

10 September 2023 0 comments

By CONOR O’HARA Gloucester …… 42pts Tries: Clement 5, 55; Dunn 11, Hathaway 22, Morris 32, Penalty 44 Conversions: Barton 6, 12, 23, 33, 56 […]

Two scores for Thomas helps Sale coast home

10 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID PRICE Sale ………………. 47pts Tries: Thomas 5, 52; Caine 14, 34; Ene 25, Reed 40, Birch 70 Conversions: Curtis 6, 15, 26, 40+1, […]

Saracens left stunned as Coventry grab the glory

10 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ……………………….28pts Tries: Ma’asi 16, Wand 39, Hutler 44, Pellegrini 80 Conversions: Pellegrini 16, 39, 44, 80 Saracens ………………………14pts Tries: Harris 10, […]

Pirates make Bath battle all the way

10 September 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ……….. 23pts Tries: Grubb 27, Trewin 64, Moyle 76 Conversions: Jenkins 65 Penalties: Pittman 8, 23 Bath …………………………… 29pts Tries: […]

Halliday welcomes new-look Prem Cup

3 September 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN The latest incarnation of the Premiership Cup, and the most positive because it includes Championship clubs competing against those in the top […]

King keen to prove worth for Bedford

27 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Cameron King now sees himself as a settled Championship player and is looking forward to his new adventure with Bedford Blues. The […]

Hill: We must clarify Championship role

13 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Richmond boss Steve Hill says it’s disappointing how the Championship has changed its regulations around dual registration and questions the identity […]

Biljon: Standards going through roof

13 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Jersey Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon believes the standard in the Championship is through the roof and expects it to be […]

We want to push top teams all the way – Short

13 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Hartpury’s Harry Short is hoping his side can build on last season’s impressive campaign and keep pushing the full-time teams at the […]

Coventry add Ealing prop Chilvers

10 August 2023 0 comments

Coventry Rugby boss Alex Rae has fitted another piece into his squad jigsaw with the signing on a season-long loan of Ealing prop Elliot Chilvers. […]

Financial stability is our priority – Durkin

6 August 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has branded the RFU “the only body in sport who haven’t reinstated Covid cuts”. Durkin took to […]

Bedford the only club for me – Tapley

6 August 2023 1 comment

Jon Newcombe talks to the loyal Blues winger who has been granted a testimonial As a primary school teacher and long-time Championship devotee Pat Tapley […]

Smith’s backing Cov to get better

6 August 2023 0 comments

Coventry secured their highest ever finish in the Championship last season and young second row George Smith knows there’s added pressure this time around. Smith, […]